Industry lobby wants EU water protection directive to be diluted

EU environment ministers will debate on Thursday (5 March) whether the EU directive on water protection is still up to date. However, the European industry lobby is trying to influence ministers to change the directive, according to a leaked letter seen by EURACTIV Germany.

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shutterstock_592005875 — The Water Framework Directive, adopted in 2000, aims to protect the approximately 110,000 surface water bodies in the EU and to achieve consistently good water quality by 2027 at the latest. [glen photo/ Shutterstock]

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